Copying existing items is a shortcut to creating new items in a menu or toolbar. This option lets you change only a few settings in the new item when possible.
To copy and paste menus and menu items
1. Select View > Customize > Menus and Toolbars.
The Menu Editor appears.
2. (Optional) Change the customization set to control which users see your customizations. See Change Customization Sets.
3. Right-click the menu or menu item that you want to copy and select Copy.
4. Right-click the menu or menu item before, after, or into which the item will appear and select Paste.
One of the following occurs:
– A list of possible locations appears.
– The menu or menu item appears below the selected item. Skip to step 7.
5. Select the location of the menu by doing one of the following:
– To paste the item before the selected menu, select Paste before.
– To paste the menu after the selected menu, select Paste after.
– To paste the menu inside the selected menu, select Paste into. (Available only when you select a menu as the new location.)
– To cancel the action, select Cancel.
The item appears as you indicated.
6. Modify the item.
7. Click Save to save your changes.
See Create Main Menus and Create Menu Items and Toolbar Buttons for more information about modifying the items.
To copy and paste toolbars and buttons
1. Select View > Customize > Menus and Toolbars.
The Menu Editor appears.
2. (Optional) Change the customization set to control which users see your customizations. See Change Customization Sets.
3. Right-click the toolbar or button that you want to copy and select Copy.
4. Do one of the following:
– To paste a toolbar, right-click Toolbar and select Paste. The toolbar appears at the end of the list of toolbars.
– To paste a button, right-click the button before or after which you want the new button, and select Paste. If you selected the first button on the toolbar, select the location of the button. Otherwise, the button is pasted below the selected button.
5. Modify the item.
6. Click Save to save your changes.
See Create Toolbars and Create Menu Items and Toolbar Buttons for more information about modifying the items.